macOS Sonoma early adopter

Intended for:

Mac users who wish to be a member of the macOS Sonoma early adopter program before macOS Sonoma is certified for use at Fermilab.

Important information:

If you wish to be a member of the early adopter program:

• Be aware that not all applications or services have been tested. There may be some things that don't work or don't work as expected.
• Security baseline configurations have not yet been finalized. Some settings will be changed or locked as the process to finalize requirement settings is worked on.
• Verify that you aren't using any applications that may not work with Sonoma.
• Check with your group and/or department that the work you are doing won't be affected.
• Install released updates within one week.

Instructions:

To become a member of the early adopter program: 

• Open a Service Desk request at https://servicedesk.fnal.gov to join the program. 
• After your Mac has been upgraded to macOS Sonoma, you will be asked to provide feedback about any issues you encounter by ITD's Desktop Engineering Group. 
• You may be required to install updated OS or application versions at the direction of Desktop Engineering. Updates may require reboots. 

To upgrade to Sonoma:

• If running macOS Ventura, open System Settings, select General and then select Software Update. 
• If running macOS Monterey, open System Preferences (macOS Monterey) and select Software Update.
• Select Upgrade from the banner announcing the availability of macOS Sonoma.
• Alternatively, you can upgrade by downloading the macOS Sonoma upgrade application from the Mac App Store

Mac models that support Sonoma:

MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2023)
MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2023)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (14-inch, 2021)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)

MacBook Air
MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023)
MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)
MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)

iMac
iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2020)
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2019)
iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2019)

iMac Pro
iMac Pro (2017)

Mac mini
Mac mini (2023)
Mac mini (M1, 2020)
Mac mini (2018)

Mac Studio
Mac Studio (2023)
Mac Studio (2022)

Mac Pro
Mac Pro (2023)
Mac Pro (2019)